old-line

[ ohld-lahyn ]

adjective

1. following or supporting conservative or traditional ideas, beliefs, customs, etc.
2. long established; traditional:

   old-line society.

old-line

adjective

1. conservative; old-fashioned
2. well-established; traditional

Derived Forms

• ˌold-ˈliner, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of old-line¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Renowned for ancient churches and the tomb of Dante, the 14th-century poet, the city of Ravenna and its environs along Italy’s Adriatic coast are also home to old-line industries like steel and fertilizer.

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On the Republican side, rarely has a primary contest so clearly divided the old-line Republican establishment from the new Trump wing of the party.

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But there has been friction between the White House and the new leadership of the old-line industrial auto union.

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Dual strikes would effectively bring the entertainment business to a halt, pitting more than 170,000 workers against old-line studios like Disney, Universal, Sony and Paramount, as well tech juggernauts like Netflix, Amazon and Apple.

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Disney, in its quarterly earnings report last week, said that it had narrowed its streaming losses but that revenue from its old-line TV channels had fallen sharply.

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Related Words

• conservative
• traditional
• traditionalist
• traditionalistic